Economy > Start-up procedures to register a business > Number: Countries Compared
DEFINITION:
Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production.".
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Equatorial Guinea | 20 | 2009 | ||
=2 | Brunei | 18 | 2009 | ||
=2 | Uganda | 18 | 2009 | ||
=4 | Guinea-Bissau | 16 | 2009 | ||
=4 | Brazil | 16 | 2009 | ||
=4 | Venezuela | 16 | 2009 | ||
=4 | Philippines | 16 | 2009 | ||
=8 | Bolivia | 15 | 2009 | ||
=8 | Greece | 15 | 2009 | ||
=10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 14 | 2009 | ||
=10 | Algeria | 14 | 2009 | ||
=10 | China | 14 | 2009 | ||
=10 | Argentina | 14 | 2009 | ||
=14 | Honduras | 13 | 2009 | ||
=14 | Kuwait | 13 | 2009 | ||
=14 | Haiti | 13 | 2009 | ||
=14 | Chad | 13 | 2009 | ||
=14 | Eritrea | 13 | 2009 | ||
=14 | India | 13 | 2009 | ||
=14 | Suriname | 13 | 2009 | ||
=14 | Ecuador | 13 | 2009 | ||
=14 | Guinea | 13 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Tajikistan | 12 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Tanzania | 12 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Swaziland | 12 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Kenya | 12 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Guatemala | 12 | 2009 | ||
=23 | Costa Rica | 12 | 2009 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 11.16 | 2009 | |||
=30 | Comoros | 11 | 2009 | ||
=30 | Burundi | 11 | 2009 | ||
=30 | Djibouti | 11 | 2009 | ||
=30 | Uruguay | 11 | 2009 | ||
=30 | Iraq | 11 | 2009 | ||
=30 | Vietnam | 11 | 2009 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 10.69 | 2009 | |||
=36 | Namibia | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Tunisia | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Seychelles | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Mozambique | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Ukraine | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Pakistan | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Spain | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Botswana | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Sudan | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Malaysia | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Malawi | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Congo, Republic of the | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | Cameroon | 10 | 2009 | ||
=36 | East Timor | 10 | 2009 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 9.77 | 2009 | |||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 9.52 | 2009 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 9.2 | 2009 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 9.12 | 2009 | |||
=52 | Germany | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Chile | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Niger | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Russia | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Peru | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Czech Republic | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Gabon | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Cape Verde | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Cambodia | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Mauritania | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Zimbabwe | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Colombia | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Belize | 9 | 2009 | ||
=52 | Indonesia | 9 | 2009 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 8.56 | 2009 | |||
Religious countries average (profile) | 8.43 | 2009 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 8.4 | 2009 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 8.12 | 2009 | |||
=67 | Guyana | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Bhutan | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Japan | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Austria | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | The Gambia | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Mexico | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Jordan | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Fiji | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Moldova | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | El Salvador | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Nigeria | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Palau | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Central African Republic | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 2009 | ||
=67 | Vanuatu | 8 | 2009 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 7.96 | 2009 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 7.25 | 2009 | |||
=84 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Croatia | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Togo | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Benin | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Laos | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Mongolia | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Solomon Islands | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Lesotho | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | The Bahamas | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Ghana | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Lithuania | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Paraguay | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Syria | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Nepal | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Uzbekistan | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Thailand | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Bahrain | 7 | 2009 | ||
=84 | Serbia and Montenegro | 7 | 2009 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 6.92 | 2009 | |||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 6.64 | 2009 | |||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 6.58 | 2009 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 6.41 | 2009 | |||
Cold countries average (profile) | 6.27 | 2009 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 6.24 | 2009 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 6.2 | 2009 | |||
=106 | Poland | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Zambia | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Grenada | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Switzerland | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Kiribati | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | South Africa | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Romania | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Mali | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | United States | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Armenia | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Cyprus | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Azerbaijan | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Jamaica | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | United Kingdom | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Italy | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Qatar | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Morocco | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Sierra Leone | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Luxembourg | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Panama | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Portugal | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Slovakia | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Turkey | 6 | 2009 | ||
=106 | Netherlands | 6 | 2009 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 6 | 2009 | |||
132 | European Union | 5.96 | 2009 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 5.93 | 2009 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 5.86 | 2009 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.7 | 2009 | |||
=133 | France | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Liberia | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Dominica | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Ethiopia | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Iceland | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Marshall Islands | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Belarus | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Latvia | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Albania | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Samoa | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Oman | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Israel | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Maldives | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Lebanon | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Estonia | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Mauritius | 5 | 2009 | ||
=133 | Norway | 5 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Bulgaria | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Tonga | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Afghanistan | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Ireland | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Denmark | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Senegal | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Hungary | 4 | 2009 | ||
=151 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 2009 | ||
=161 | Finland | 3 | 2009 | ||
=161 | Georgia | 3 | 2009 | ||
=161 | Slovenia | 3 | 2009 | ||
=161 | Sweden | 3 | 2009 | ||
=161 | Belgium | 3 | 2009 | ||
=161 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2009 | ||
=161 | Singapore | 3 | 2009 | ||
=168 | Madagascar | 2 | 2009 | ||
=168 | Australia | 2 | 2009 | ||
=168 | Rwanda | 2 | 2009 | ||
=171 | Canada | 1 | 2009 | ||
=171 | New Zealand | 1 | 2009 |